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The hub for the exchange of knowledge and expertise on effective leadership and governance of international civil society organisations.

Our focus is on the practical leadership and governance issues faced by busy leaders in international civil society organisations working on the major global social issues of our time – global poverty, social exclusion, humanitarian disasters, environment, human rights, etc. We seek out resources from a wide range of sources around the world, and select those that we feel provide concise and practical ideas and insights.

SECTOR REPORTS: Analyses of trends in the sector, to help inform leadership decisions

ADVICE AND CONSULTING: Access to advice and support from senior people with practical experience of these challenges

COMMUNITY HUB: A community for the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and events on leadership of international civil society organisations

The best of the new resources we find are highlighted in our quarterly e-newsletter, and profiled in What’s New (on the right side of this page). If you would like to join our community, and receive our regular e-newsletters and occasional blogs on current issues, click here.

At the heart of Baobab is a small group of people with recent experience in senior leadership roles in the sector. We are passionate about finding solutions to the distinctive challenges faced by the growth in scale and complexity of international civil society organisations. For more details, see About Us

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BREXIT: PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR UK INGO TRUSTEES

BREXIT: PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR UK INGO TRUSTEES

June 25, 2016 | BAOadmin

Following the UK vote on June 23rd to exit from the EU, this post identifies five main practical issues that UK INGO trustees and leaders will need to consider over the next few months. Read the briefing here

HOW DO WE KNOW IF OUR PROGRAMMES ARE EFFECTIVE? – THE BOARD PERSPECTIVE

HOW DO WE KNOW IF OUR PROGRAMMES ARE EFFECTIVE? – THE BOARD PERSPECTIVE

April 22, 2016 | BAOadmin

With growing expectations of accountability, this is now one of the most important – and frequently asked – questions facing Board members of major international NGOs. In response, leading Boards have been experimenting with a range of new approaches, … Continue reading →

BRIEFING: VOTING IN INGO DECISIONMAKING

BRIEFING: VOTING IN INGO DECISIONMAKING

February 16, 2016 | BAOadmin

Voting is a powerful and much under-used mechanism in decision making in the International Boards and General Assemblies of INGO federations. In most INGO federations, the established model is to seek to make all decisions by consensus across the federation. … Continue reading →